Supermarkets are starting a price war by dropping the price of petrol and diesel

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There was good news for motorists today as supermarkets announced cuts in fuel prices.

Asda said that from tomorrow it would be reducing the price of its petrol by up to 2p a litre.

Sainsbury’s also announced it is introducing a petrol cut of up to 2p a litre from tomorrow.

Then Morrisons said that from tomorrow it would be cutting up to 3p a litre off petrol and 1p a litre off diesel.

These latest reductions follow supermarket cuts last week to the price of diesel.

Mark Todd, petrol director for Morrisons, said: “Further falls in wholesale prices mean we can pass savings on to customers and continue to offer some of the lowest prices on the market.”

The latest Asda cut will mean its customers will pay no more than 133.7p a litre for petrol from tomorrow morning, with Asda diesel staying at 137.7p a litre.

Richard Crampton, Sainsbury’s head of fuel, said: “We’re always looking for ways to help customers save money so from tomorrow we will be reducing the price of unleaded at our 280 forecourts by up to 2p per litre.”

AA president Edmund King said: “We predicted these cuts last week, with oil down to its lowest level in a month and the pound gaining on the dollar after its recent fall.

“This is perhaps another glimmer of sunlight for drivers after a hard, wet, pot-holed and expensive winter of driving.”